| Fukuia integra | |
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| live Fukuia integra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Pomatiopsidae |
| Subfamily: | Pomatiopsinae |
| Genus: | Fukuia |
| Species: | F. integra |
| Binomial name | |
| Fukuia integra (Pilsbry, 1924)[2] |
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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Blanfordia integra Pilsbry, 1924[2] |
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Fukuia integra, also known as Blanfordia integra, is a species of land snail which has an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiopsidae.[3]
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Henry Augustus Pilsbry described this species under name Blanfordia integra in 1924.[2]
Davis (1979)[4] noted that genital structures of Blanfordia integra are similar to those of Fukuia.[3] Although he doubted if Fukuia and Blanfordia are morphologically distinct based on such evidence, it is an apparent confusion resulting from the inadequate generic assignment of Blanfordia integra.[3]
According to the molecular analyses of 18S ribosomal RNA, 28S ribosomal RNA, 16S ribosomal RNA, and cytochrome-c oxidase I (COI) genes by Kameda & Kato (2011)[3] noted that Blanfordia integra is undoubtedly a member of the genus Fukuia.[3]
This species is endemic to Japan.[3] It is a Vulnerable species.[1]
The type locality is Makuragisan, Izumo, Honshu.[5]
The shape of the shell is broadly ovate.[5] The shell has 4.5-5.3 whorls.[5] There is a strong axial sculpture on the shell.[5]
The width of the shell is 2.4-3.2 mm.[5] The height of the shell is 3.6-5.2 mm.[5]
This species lives as a terrestrial snail in inland forests.[3] It is often arboreal.[3]
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